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Hey_Alyyyyy t1_j3fzd60 wrote

Hello. Family of 3 here. Gas heat and gas hot water. I have 960sf ranch with a conditioned basement- so essentially I'm heating/cooling a 1920sf space. Insulation and air sealing was done in all my exterior walls, attic, and basement sills by RISE Engineering in 2021. The work is incentived by RIE so I only paid a portion of the total project cost.

My most recent electric bill came in at 89 and gas bill 139. I keep my tstat usually at 69/70.

My hvac system was recently upgraded to a high efficiency system. The HVAC guy told me changing your tstat temp is a waste of energy- just keep it at a constant temp between 68-70. Hope this helps.

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abaum525 t1_j3i3hgf wrote

Okay, so I'm not crazy. I've not seen any wildly different billing this year so I feel like an outlier. We are on a balanced billing plan but that still allows me to track actual usage compared to what we're paying per month.

We have an 1100 sf two-floor home, unfinished basement, fairly poor insulation. Our electric has been around $65 a month and our gas (heat and hot water) has been around $130-$160 a month since November. We keep the thermostat between 65-68. Only do cold water clothes washing. No dishwasher.

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ChordsHeavy t1_j3idleg wrote

This sounds more accurate. Odd seeing all the $200+ bills in this thread. Someone reported $400? I would shut my heat off and wear winter coat hat and gloves if my bill was ever that high. f****** that lol

Edit: I’d be curious to see people’s rent payments as a comparison. $400 is 1/4 of my rent payment. That’s bogus

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franks_and_newts t1_j3gyw36 wrote

Can I ask how much your out of pocket cost was? I have been wanting to go through that process as well, I don't have a huge budget but want to be prepared.

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Hey_Alyyyyy t1_j3h4231 wrote

It was about 1k and the incentive level at the time was 75% covered by program so I only paid 25% of the total cost. Incentives have changed. I think right now only 50% of total cost is covered. If you want to be prepared by next winter, you should call for an assessment asap. The energy assessment is no cost.

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jdmess401 t1_j3i6lr7 wrote

I’m currently working with RISE to insulate my house and I can confirm it’s now 50% of total cost.

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therealDrA t1_j3ixwz2 wrote

Is the gas heat forced air, hot water, or boiler

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Hey_Alyyyyy t1_j3iypn8 wrote

Forced hot air. I rarely ever have my tstat set below 69. Hot water is gas fired also.

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